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railway crossing, because all the species labelled ' ' Pacuare ' ' are dis- 

 tinctly of the Caribbean lowland fauna, and probably not found above 

 1,000 or 1,200 feet. Carmiol used the name often, also Zeledon, and 

 at that time the river must have been reached by way of the Tuis Val- 

 ley, through which passes an old Indian trail going in that direction. 



Pacuarito : — Name of a small tributary of the Rio Pacuare, and of 

 a station on the railway at the point where it crosses the stream. It 

 is between Matina and Siquirres, nearer the latter point, and collected 

 at only by Mr. Cherrie. 



Pais or Paez : -. — A small river crossing the railway between Car- 

 tago and Paraiso, rising on the lower slopes of the Volcan de Irazu and 

 emptying into the Rio Agua Caliente. It seldom appears on bird- 

 labels, and was used only by the early collectors, probably only by 

 Frantzius. 



Palma (La, de Nicoya) : — A small hamlet in the Canton de Nicoya, 

 between the Gulf of Nicoya and the city of the same name, at which 

 Mr. Nutting made a considerable collection of birds in 1881 for the 

 United States National Museum. It must not be confused with La 

 Palma de San Jose. 



Palma (La, de San Jose) : — Name of a ''hacienda" on the road 

 between San Jose and Carrillo, just over the western side of the crest 

 of the continental divide, and at an elevation of about 6,500 feet. 

 This locality is mentioned by Zeledon and Underwood. It lies at the 

 depression between the Volcanoes lrazu and Barba. 



Palmar : — A small Indian settlement on the Rio Grande de Ter- 

 raba, on the trail between El Pozo and Boruca. It lies just at the foot 

 of the abrupt mountain over which the trail crosses to Boruca. It is 

 only about fifty feet above sea-level, and was visited by Mr. Cherrie 

 in 1891. Neither Mr. Underwood nor myself worked there. 



Palo Verde : — A small hamlet on the Tempisque River, near 

 Humo, Guanacaste. It is near sea-level with conditions similar to 

 Bebedero and Bagaces. Mr. Lankester collected a few skins there. 



Pascua : — A stopping place on the railway beside the Reventazon 

 River, just below Bonilla, between that point and Las Lomas. The 

 place has been made famous by the terrific landslides which occur 

 periodically at that point. 



" Parita " : — A misspelling of the word Pacuare (?). 



Paso Real (de Terraba) : — A small settlement on the Rio Grande 

 de Terraba, northeast of Boruca and south of Terraba, where the trail 



